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Polio Survivor Recalls Tragic Loss of Twin and Classmates

Age: 6 yrs.

Author Janice Flood Nichols with her brother as children.

Janice Flood Nichols, author of “Twin Voices: A Memoir of… read more

Unvaccinated U.S. Adult Traveling Abroad Contracts Vaccine-Associated Paralytic Polio through Contact with a Child Vaccinated with OPV

Age: 22 yrs.

Top-down view of a single white rose.

An Arizona woman contracted paralytic polio while traveling in Central… read more

"Polio victim entreats parents to say "yes" to vaccines"

Age: 8 yrs.

Top-down view of a single white rose.

Laura Lake recalls the fear and loneliness she felt when… read more

"I awoke one morning unable to walk"

Age: 3 yrs.

Lone tree in a green field.

Sharon Karber, a nurse working in public health, writes about… read more

This page was updated on May 9, 2013.

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